See it if If you are curious about Russian theatre. The acting is great. Music is divine. The theatre is small but the stories are big.
Don't see it if You don’t like theatres in a church on second floor. Not interested in classics.
See it if What a delight to see the dedicated actors in this double productions. Very enjoyable 75 minutes. Good acting, dialogue n the costumes.
Don't see it if You can’t sit still for 75 minutes and Off-Off west of B’way small production is not your cup of tea.
See it if You’re interested two small plays from great treasury of Russian writers. What can you say about Pushkin?
Don't see it if If you’re looking for a comedy or musical.
See it if you want to enjoy 75 mins of very enjoyable + very good acting, gorgeous costumes and in general a feel-good environment. I loved it!
Don't see it if you are not interested in these 2 plays or don't want to travel to 86th St. But you would miss very good actors in 2 enjoyable plays.
See it if you like small, intimate productions of intimate plays, or you like costume drama, or Russian drama interests you.
Don't see it if you have trouble understanding actors with foreign accents in English, or you are easily bewildered by Chekovian absurdity. Read more
See it if enjoy little known foreign plays that inspired famous English ones. Canned music, but still loved the sound of Mozart piped thru a church.
Don't see it if Hard to like The Bear which felt slow and, at times, too soft spoken. Read more
See it if you would like to see a clear staging of 2 important short 19th century Russian plays.
Don't see it if you are looking for sparkling productions: these feel slack. Read more
See it if if you are not familiar with russian plays and want to see them brought to life. mozart and salieri really good acting especially salieri
Don't see it if you like slightly faster paced comedy;both plays well done but pacing in the BEAR play could have been a tad sharper/ acting was great